The ISPs aren't dropping the packets, Level3 is. From the article linked to in the blog: "A port that is on average utilised at 90 percent will be saturated, dropping packets, for several hours a day. We have congested ports saturated to those levels with 12 of our 51 peers." "We"in the quote is Level3. They're dropping the packets.
Why do the ISPs have to pay for Level3's dropping of packets? Shouldn't the ISPs replace Level3 if they keep dropping packets?
Also, dropped packets isn't the end of the world. In TCP at least, the packets just get resent.
The language that gets used in all of these talks ("deliberately harming", "American business", "It's insulting") just makes me want to tune out entirely. I don't have time for chicken littles.
Why do the ISPs have to pay for Level3's dropping of packets? Shouldn't the ISPs replace Level3 if they keep dropping packets?
Also, dropped packets isn't the end of the world. In TCP at least, the packets just get resent.
The language that gets used in all of these talks ("deliberately harming", "American business", "It's insulting") just makes me want to tune out entirely. I don't have time for chicken littles.